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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John Lyle Vian, Renton, WA (US);
Joshua Przybylko, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); A01G 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G01S 17/02 (2006.01); G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 7/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 23/00 (2013.01); G01S 7/4802 (2013.01); G01S 17/023 (2013.01); G01S 17/88 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G05D 1/104 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a number of diameters for a group of trees. An unmanned aerial vehicle moves on a route through the group of trees at a height that is configured to allow measurement of the number of diameters for the group of trees by a sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle. Information is generated about the number of diameters for the group of trees using the sensor system associated with the unmanned aerial vehicle.